GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, 10 January 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

SNOWSTORMS IX BRITAIN. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, January 9. Several snowstorms nave been experienced in Scotland and North England. Some heavy stock losses are recorded. A WEEK OF PRAYER. London, January 9. A universal week of prayer lias been organised by the Evangelical Alliance in every country in the world. THE ILKESTOXE DISASTER. London, January 9. Ilkestone was shaken like an earthquake. The gasometer was Hung thirty yards, and the flames soared hundreds of licet in the air.

The occupants of the demolished cottages had miraculous escapes. Several buildings were burnt, and t'ne debris on the railway caused tiie suspension of traffic. It is believed the gasometer yielded to the pressure of water, causing the gas to escape and ignite. T'ne explosion burst the water boiler, and a torrent flooded the houses and factories. THIRTY-SEVEN KILLED. Ottawa, January 9. Two Canadian-Pacific trains crashed into one another, head-on, at Terrebonne, Quebec. The trains were running at full sliced, and were crowded with passengers, who were attending spftcial Epiphany services. Thirty-seven are reported dead, but it is impossible at present to ascertain the actual number. Many bodies were recovered from the wreckage.

BANK ROBBERS ARRESTED. X t oav Y'ork, January 9. Private dctectiA r es arrested John McNamara, charged Avith complicity in the New Westminister bank robbery in October last. McNamara is the proprietor of a restaurant at San Francisco. Simultaneously, Charles Dean, described as an Australian, avus arrested at Los Angelos on a similar charge. The Pinkerton detecth'es folloAved the men across the continent. SMALL-POX AMONG MALAYS. (Received, 10, 9.50 a.m.) Capetown, January 9. SeA r cn cases, tAvo fatal, of small-pox are reported from the Malay quarters of Johannesburg. WARSHIP’S FINE TRIAL. (Received 10, 9.50 a.m.) London, January 9. H.M.S. Lion, despite terrible avcuthor in the Channel, attained a speed of thirty-one knots on her trial. NEW ZEALAND AGAIN. (KeceiA-ed 10, 9.0 a.m.) London, January 9. D. C. Collins, a Nbav Zealgnder,. is •stroking the Cambridge 'eight. ENORMOUS DEATH- DUTIES; w (Received 10, 9.50 a.m.) London, January 9. The personalty of Charles Sopor Writburn, discount agent, lias been SAVOrn at £1,481,000, of Avhich £237,000 goes in death duties. TRAINS IN COLLISION. (Received 10. 8.5 a.m.) ‘ ~ i .‘•Ktf.’rcV Isrlf, .."ifailuary 9.. . A Rock Island passenger train was Avrecked in a collision Avith a freiglit train at Platt River. The number of victims is unknown. ' CANVASS FOR FUNDS. (Received 10, 10.40 a.m.) H London, January 9. A total of .£13,459 lias been .received in the first two d:iA r s of the canvass for the Y.M.C.A. fund.